Daniel "Ponytail" Harris held up his end of the deal when he testified against the killer of Denver Broncos player Darrent Williams and two defendants who murdered a state witness.

Now Harris wants a federal judge to expedite the deal he made with prosecutors in exchange for his testimony against a band of violent gang members and drug dealers.

Harris, who is in federal custody, has filed a motion to have the sentencing on his federal drug trafficking case held before Sept. 12, when he would have already served a five-year sentence with good time credits.

If a judge approves Harris' five-year deal with prosecutors, he would be released to the federal witness protection program.

Last year, Harris' testimony helped put Willie Clark away for life plus 1,152 years for killing Williams and shooting at 17 people in the player's limousine on New Year's Day 2007.

Harris testified Willie Clark was the only person driving and shooting at Williams' limousine. But Harris and two other men were passengers in the sport-utility vehicle used in the drive-by and physical evidence showed two guns were used.

Harris is still expected to testify against Willie Clark in the Dec. 6, 2006 fatal shooting of Kalonniann Clark (no relation) who was a state witness. A trial date has not yet been set.

During that trial, Harris testified Hicks ordered Kalonniann Clark's death and Willie Clark and Shun Birch carried out the hit because Hicks didn't want her to testify against him for shooting at her outside a nightclub.

Harris' deal with prosecutors was attacked by defense attorneys for Hicks, Willie Clark and Birch because he was considered a suspect in the killings and escaped at least two life sentences by making the deal.

Harris was close friends with the defendants and was selling hundreds of kilos of cocaine through Hicks and his gang. He testified his life is ruined because he has to enter witness protection - a life very different from that of a wealthy and prolific drug dealer.

State and federal prosecutors are not contesting Harris' motion to Chief U.S. District Judge Wiley Y. Daniel.

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